Use of p-nitrobenzoic acid in 7H10 agar for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: a field study
Document Type
Article
Department
Pathology and Microbiology
Abstract
We report the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of p-nitrobenzoic acid (PNB) testing in Middlebrook 7H10 agar medium for the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC). PNB-7H10 was compared with PNB-MGIT and BACTEC-NAP using 200 clinical mycobacterial isolates. PNB-7H10 showed 100% agreement with PNB-MGIT and BACTEC-NAP tests, and reduced the cost of PNB-MGIT test by 80%. PNB-7H10 agar is therefore an effective alternative to the costly PNB-MGIT and BACTEC-NAP tests, especially in resource-poor settings.
AKU Student
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Publication (Name of Journal)
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Recommended Citation
Shakoor, S.,
Ahsan, T.,
Jabeen, K.,
Raza, M.,
Hasan, R.
(2010). Use of p-nitrobenzoic acid in 7H10 agar for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: a field study. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 14(12), 1644-1646.
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